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berlusconi has been hinting he wants his job back. i don't see that happening. so, i think mario monti has gone into this job with no loyalties, just loyalty to getting the economy in italy back on track. >> exactly. >> and i think that's really created credibility around him. he says, absolutely not, he's leaving in april 2013. i still push back and say he stays. >> he is the master negotiator and this may be the first salvo in that to say, hey, you know, there's -- real possibility i'm going to be out of here come april. >> he's had the support of both sides, parliament really supporting him, even though i have to say, people have really bought into his plans, even though that has meant higher taxes and meant cutbacks. but they still buy into it because they see him making a difference. >> more willing to do it for berlusconi. >> absolutely. >> we look forward to your interview, the full interview with maria and mario monti in about 15 minutes. >>> we mentioned the market is selling off going into the close, down about 45 points on the industrial average. clos
berlusconi has been hinting he wants his job back. i don't see that happening. so, i think mario monti has gone into this job with no loyalties, just loyalty to getting the economy in italy back on track. >> exactly. >> and i think that's really created credibility around him. he says, absolutely not, he's leaving in april 2013. i still push back and say he stays. >> he is the master negotiator and this may be the first salvo in that to say, hey, you know, there's -- real...
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berlusconi said no. that was all deutsch bank's fault. at the same time the equivalent of almost a coup detate he said. it was a big lie. that's the reason why italian interest rates rose and he had to step down for wrong reasons. >> yes. >> they must be giving a way of escape for christmas in italy. >> oh, yes, yes. it never ends over there. >> thanks, michelle. happy holidays to you. >>> we'll take a look at what is moving on this shortened day. >> going to ring the closing bell, we'll chat with him about the music business. the big debate is, is there a plan c for the whole fiscal cliff issue? never mind the pundits and the jokes. plan c doesn't stand for canada. the brief outline, the choices are getting narrow and not that hard to figure out. put up what that plan c looks like. the one on the table is still the old plan a. president obama's offer to raise taxes on the top 2%, restore the bush era tax cuts for the rest of us. yes there is talk about putting in spending cuts, raising medicare eligibility and changing the inflation meas
berlusconi said no. that was all deutsch bank's fault. at the same time the equivalent of almost a coup detate he said. it was a big lie. that's the reason why italian interest rates rose and he had to step down for wrong reasons. >> yes. >> they must be giving a way of escape for christmas in italy. >> oh, yes, yes. it never ends over there. >> thanks, michelle. happy holidays to you. >>> we'll take a look at what is moving on this shortened day. >> going...
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prime minister, despite scandals and allegations, your predecessor berlusconi is hinting he might want to make a run once again at his old job back. what's your reaction? >> i don't have too have, let alone express a reaction on anybody's candidacy. if he decides to do so, it will be fairly normal. he's the president of the party. if the president of a party decides to run, this would not be a new thing for him at any rate. >> reporter: have you spoken to president obama about the fiscal situation in italy? >> yes, yes. about -- i want to say i met with the president several times. either bilaterally or other gatherings like the g-8, the g-20, and i have discussed with him the reforms in italy and also even much more. i would say what we have all been doing in the european context to tackle the eurozone crisis and it has been always very interesting and inspiring. also, he likes to follow these issues very closely also with telephone calls. he likes to be kept up to date. of course, i also like to be kept up to date about the progress on tackling fiscal imbalances in the u.s. >> report
prime minister, despite scandals and allegations, your predecessor berlusconi is hinting he might want to make a run once again at his old job back. what's your reaction? >> i don't have too have, let alone express a reaction on anybody's candidacy. if he decides to do so, it will be fairly normal. he's the president of the party. if the president of a party decides to run, this would not be a new thing for him at any rate. >> reporter: have you spoken to president obama about the...
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. >> the "b" word, berlusconi, incredible. see you later. if you're just joining us here is what you missed earlier this morning. >> welcome to hour three of "squawk on the street." here is what's happening so far. >> a sound fiscal position is necessary to protect the economy. >> okay. >> if we don't do that, as this economy recovers, that recovery is going to be aborted and that's going to do damage. >> 370,000, a drop of 25,000, because the 393 originally released last week was upgraded a couple of thousand. >> people are truly perplexed about what the stock is, where it got to, what do you do with it. >> so you can come up with a million reasons. it's manufacturing, well, maybe it is manufacturing, but is there really a demand question about apple's products? [ bell ringing ] >> there is a scenario says and some people believe in it, go over the cliff and if about two, three days we'll have it settled. . look if we knew that was going to happen i'd say go over the cliff. two or three days is not going to do any harm. suppose it's two or
. >> the "b" word, berlusconi, incredible. see you later. if you're just joining us here is what you missed earlier this morning. >> welcome to hour three of "squawk on the street." here is what's happening so far. >> a sound fiscal position is necessary to protect the economy. >> okay. >> if we don't do that, as this economy recovers, that recovery is going to be aborted and that's going to do damage. >> 370,000, a drop of 25,000, because...
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that's because berlusconi. it's been said a couple things this morning, that italy is now the problem child in europe, more than greece, more than spain. but conversely, china, if gdp is coming back, they are in what many consider to be a sweet spot. >> the numbers came out saturday for china. i think italy has been remarkably good. so this was a big game changer. italy had been a part of the good story of european recovery. now it's back. >> all to monti was never intended to be there for the long term. >> sure. >> in fact, he may be leaving a month earlier than originally planned. this should not be a surprise in the larger context. while we may mention berlusconi's name right now, he's not expected to win. >> look, we knew that monti was successful. >> it may be whoever follows him is going to roll some of the gains that he's had. so-called gains. >> that's going to cause ripples here. look, on saturday night, i said, we're going to have a nice opening. china's good, people know that monti is not really goin
that's because berlusconi. it's been said a couple things this morning, that italy is now the problem child in europe, more than greece, more than spain. but conversely, china, if gdp is coming back, they are in what many consider to be a sweet spot. >> the numbers came out saturday for china. i think italy has been remarkably good. so this was a big game changer. italy had been a part of the good story of european recovery. now it's back. >> all to monti was never intended to be...
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berlusconi. >> look at his hair. what is he, 76? >> 76. he just sat down with cnbc italy over the weekend. silvio berlusconi says he does not want to run for prime minister, but, he is obligated to, because the country needs him so desperately. he is the only one that can bring together 40% of the people who vote for him, so that way the left does not control italy. >> he could not get 40%, could he? or could he? >> i don't know if he could get 40%. he thinks he can get more than anybody else. >> really? >> yes. >> now the question is, 40% isn't enough once you're in a parliament, right, because of a parliamentary system and two other parties that used to support him no longer do. it's not clear what they would ultimately do, would they really link to the left? it's hard to say. more than italy, remember, they would never agree with this, but they're far more dramatic than southern italy. >> as someone that just likes global politics, i like him. >> oh, he's so fun. >> on the world stage. >> he was sentenced to priso
berlusconi. >> look at his hair. what is he, 76? >> 76. he just sat down with cnbc italy over the weekend. silvio berlusconi says he does not want to run for prime minister, but, he is obligated to, because the country needs him so desperately. he is the only one that can bring together 40% of the people who vote for him, so that way the left does not control italy. >> he could not get 40%, could he? or could he? >> i don't know if he could get 40%. he thinks he can get...
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didn't sound like much but they were trying to get back to berlusconi. berlusconi's supporters actually tried to create a bill that would allow magistrates to be sued privately for making law rulings. the magistrates have been hounding berlusconi for years. monty lost the vote. that's not a good sign. the politics of italy, ungovernable, are coming back into the fore. it was widely commented over in europe. my final comment simon property group. i didn't hear you talk about it this morning. the numbers were excellent. now remember, everybody is saying, everybody is shopping at home. right? nobody is going to the mall. this is the largest mall owner in the united states. did you see the numbers? occupancy rate. 94.8%, up from 94.2% for the same period last year. everybody is going out shopping online. guess what? sales were up 7% in their malls. these are called tenant sales, very important metric that they use. everybody -- i don't think so. the numbers i was very impressed with. i thought the numbers would go down. >> a lot of the discussion we're heari
didn't sound like much but they were trying to get back to berlusconi. berlusconi's supporters actually tried to create a bill that would allow magistrates to be sued privately for making law rulings. the magistrates have been hounding berlusconi for years. monty lost the vote. that's not a good sign. the politics of italy, ungovernable, are coming back into the fore. it was widely commented over in europe. my final comment simon property group. i didn't hear you talk about it this morning. the...
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that is a promise made by berlusconi. that is good news because as far as barclays capital is concerned it doesn't matter for the markets. what you really need is a stable government and saying to the opposition, look, if do you empower, make it clear you're going to come through with reforms that are already on the table. in that environment, the fact that we're not going to have a disorderly dissolution in italy, you've seen the yields, in fact, fall on the italian debt. so after yesterday, the yields spike. in other words, the bond market is rising and a little bit more. >> do you think there's as th ce he runs again, berlusconi? >> probably not. the reason he did that, withdrew his support is -- the expectations is not that he'd run, but who knows. the man is a dash the m-- the m character. >> yes, he is. have a great weekend. sharon epperson is live at the nymex. good morning, sharon. >> good morning, carl. it was fast and dramatic, particularly in the gold market where we saw a big selloff in gold initially on what
that is a promise made by berlusconi. that is good news because as far as barclays capital is concerned it doesn't matter for the markets. what you really need is a stable government and saying to the opposition, look, if do you empower, make it clear you're going to come through with reforms that are already on the table. in that environment, the fact that we're not going to have a disorderly dissolution in italy, you've seen the yields, in fact, fall on the italian debt. so after yesterday,...
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sylvia berlusconi is not in power any more. in italy, that is pretty dramatic. if you look at what's going on in greece, italy, spain, they are making ajumt justments. >> eye tilean gdp is lower. money is flowing out of the banks in greece. what are you talking about positively here? >> well, hold on. i'm not saying that it's positive. you asked are there changes, is anything different. >> no, my point -- and perhaps you didn't understand the question -- was in testimonies of the policy responses, are you seeing anything that is different today than we've seen in the past? >> oh, i apologize. i agree. no, nothing is different today than was yesterday. but, again, if you're the prime minister of portugal or greece or spain, you have to -- it's quite a juggling act, so to speak. you have to balance external interests, particularly germany, obviously, against nationalistics, the demands of your people. if you look at what's going on in greece, the economy, for better or worse, is imploding on itself. if you look at what happened in the fourth quarter, they've gone
sylvia berlusconi is not in power any more. in italy, that is pretty dramatic. if you look at what's going on in greece, italy, spain, they are making ajumt justments. >> eye tilean gdp is lower. money is flowing out of the banks in greece. what are you talking about positively here? >> well, hold on. i'm not saying that it's positive. you asked are there changes, is anything different. >> no, my point -- and perhaps you didn't understand the question -- was in testimonies of...
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silverio berlusconi suggested he might return to italian politics for the general election next year. and remember that mario monti is not standing. it is conceivable that berlusconi could win and he's spoken about the possibility of taking italy out of the eurozone. and bank of america/merrill lynch said of all the countries in the eurozone, it is -- they have the most advantage in doing so. the other thing we should mention is that berlusconi is still under trial for allegedly planning to have sex with a teenager. so he may not actually make it through that process. here's the close in europe. higher across the board. no particular sector has done well. some of those beaten down on china have also bounced back. but it's broad-based short covering. even the italian stocks that were down earlier have cut their losses. fiat is down 3%, as you can see. this was a huge week in europe for the fact that the european central bank said it would no longer pay banks any interest to have their money on deposit with them. sure enough, half a trillion euro, give or take, flowed out of the deposit
silverio berlusconi suggested he might return to italian politics for the general election next year. and remember that mario monti is not standing. it is conceivable that berlusconi could win and he's spoken about the possibility of taking italy out of the eurozone. and bank of america/merrill lynch said of all the countries in the eurozone, it is -- they have the most advantage in doing so. the other thing we should mention is that berlusconi is still under trial for allegedly planning to...
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one of, what will the clash with silvio berlusconi be? he said his economy was crippled and said the right would abolish property tax rises. the second more interesting question is whether or not monty in the game means the election result in february will be a less strong coalition to enact reform, which is clearly where we hope they will go as in keeping -- trying to keep the investor sentiment going. in rome, they actually auctioned 12 euros of bills. all the politics with berlusconi not really affecting the market. yields are low, confidence still in there. some italian banks rose on the back of that. not huge moves. you can see bpms, up 2.2%. in the center of europe where it was concentrated, other banks moved higher. i'll show you those, lloyds, in the netherlands. and one is a bank here. a tragedy really in spain. essentially 350,000 small shareholders you could argue, were conned to buying the bankia stock when the government owned it last year. they had products based on subordinate debt. we learned the bank's net worth is minus
one of, what will the clash with silvio berlusconi be? he said his economy was crippled and said the right would abolish property tax rises. the second more interesting question is whether or not monty in the game means the election result in february will be a less strong coalition to enact reform, which is clearly where we hope they will go as in keeping -- trying to keep the investor sentiment going. in rome, they actually auctioned 12 euros of bills. all the politics with berlusconi not...
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sylvia berlusconi has come out today warning about the germano center of politics. in other words, too much of a focus on what is happening from germany and the austerity inspired by angela merkel. in particular, he is drawing attention to this. which is the spread of the extra that investors demand to hold italian bonds over german bonds. i've shown this to you a couple times. over the last year it's been a mainstay of a lot of the italian business broadcasts internally. they say our bonds are currently trading so many basis points above the germans on their hourly bulletins. that was one of the reasons why at the height of it berlusconi was kicked out of power. he's saying now this is a total calm. italians essentially should ignore it. he said the spread is a con. back to you, carl. >> he is back. silvio is back. >>> as we head into the final fomc meeting of 2012 fed policymakers have traders on edge. want to get to rick santelli on that in chicago. >> i'm on edge, all right. let's do a summary before i bring my guest and friend art nolan in. december 5th you hav
sylvia berlusconi has come out today warning about the germano center of politics. in other words, too much of a focus on what is happening from germany and the austerity inspired by angela merkel. in particular, he is drawing attention to this. which is the spread of the extra that investors demand to hold italian bonds over german bonds. i've shown this to you a couple times. over the last year it's been a mainstay of a lot of the italian business broadcasts internally. they say our bonds are...
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and this is berlusconi media group, the former prime minister, there's some talk there's middle east interest in buying that stock. let's break away and talk very briefly about what angela merkel is going. she's back at work. she was up in canada earlier in the week. we now have a very clear image of what angela merkel is going to be doing in terms of summits for the next few weeks. let's leave greece out of it. she's meeting the greek prime minister on friday. remember what track i had said it's either the germans or ecb to persuade the italians and spanish to skr for help. then the ecb will come through and backstop them with substantial buying of their bonds in the secondary market. that's what we're heading for. look at how we now learn, angela merkel not this week but the week after will meet the italian prime minister on wednesday. then on the thursday, this is significant, she's going to madrid to meet the spanish prime minister on exactly the same day that we have mario draghi coming through with not only an ecb meeting but a news conference. those two in combination are pote
and this is berlusconi media group, the former prime minister, there's some talk there's middle east interest in buying that stock. let's break away and talk very briefly about what angela merkel is going. she's back at work. she was up in canada earlier in the week. we now have a very clear image of what angela merkel is going to be doing in terms of summits for the next few weeks. let's leave greece out of it. she's meeting the greek prime minister on friday. remember what track i had said...
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then prime minister berlusconi was around. it caused such a -- an italian -- was assassinated in his home. it caused such an international outrage that berlusconi backed off and italy lost ten years of potential reforms that they could have gotten through at the time. >> to liberate the economy, free up the economy, restimulate gdp growth. why should we believe this is going to happen now when ten years ago not only did it not happen, as you pointed out, it got violent. >> it got violent. because it's a lot more critical now. and because we've got a guy -- >> people understand that. >> i think all three of the major parties are supporting these changes. but the devil's in the details. how do you actually rewrite the law? you've got to rewrite in a way that makes meaningful change. that's what you've got to watch. he's in discussions now. the labor minister has been into discussions with the labor unions. now monti is stepping in today to go himself personally to talk to the labor unions and see what kind of agreement can be ma
then prime minister berlusconi was around. it caused such a -- an italian -- was assassinated in his home. it caused such an international outrage that berlusconi backed off and italy lost ten years of potential reforms that they could have gotten through at the time. >> to liberate the economy, free up the economy, restimulate gdp growth. why should we believe this is going to happen now when ten years ago not only did it not happen, as you pointed out, it got violent. >> it got...
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see problems in europe through greek elections, our own debt ceiling fight and then the issues around berlusconi and italy. we saw a real tightening up in those credit conditions as a result. all it's done is get better since. it's eased since then. if we think about the nine or 12-month leads, that suggests we're right in the period where we should see the most challenging environment and then it gets better. unless we go off a fiscal cliff, or some middle east tension -- like the news overnight hasn't been favorable to. >> looking for managers to play catch up to put a floor in, is that part of your thesis until year end? >> it is. our target is 1425 so at the time we put it out a year ago people thought we were aggressive. now i'm getting questions are, wait a minute, we're above this, shouldn't you raise your numbers? we have a very disciplined approach to the way we move our numbers. i don't move them up or down because the market's up or down for two months. i don't think that's insightful. you're chasing your tail at that point. >> we'll see, we'll see many times before the end of 2013. >
see problems in europe through greek elections, our own debt ceiling fight and then the issues around berlusconi and italy. we saw a real tightening up in those credit conditions as a result. all it's done is get better since. it's eased since then. if we think about the nine or 12-month leads, that suggests we're right in the period where we should see the most challenging environment and then it gets better. unless we go off a fiscal cliff, or some middle east tension -- like the news...
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if we go to italy and have a look at what's happening there, again, you see these banks -- silvio berlusconi, former prime minister there, 8, 7, 5% gains there. and in spain, let me tell you to the top of the spanish market we've spoken about the construction companies and spoken about the spanish banks, here you go, a big construction company here, all those property loan, all those issues up 5%, banco popular has made gains. the manager of the central bank was up before european mps in the parliament and said, yes, look, the ball is entirely in the court of governments and banks. you need to move and need to shift. the ecb as far as he's concerned perhaps is not looking at an exit strategy anywhere soon and might perhaps have another lto and said "we're just in the middle of the river that we are crossing. the only answer is to persevere. i think buying time is not a minor achievement." stress points we often look at to see what is happening in europe are the yields on 9 spanish and indeed the italian ten-years. the general trend over the last month and this is the one-month chance has bee
if we go to italy and have a look at what's happening there, again, you see these banks -- silvio berlusconi, former prime minister there, 8, 7, 5% gains there. and in spain, let me tell you to the top of the spanish market we've spoken about the construction companies and spoken about the spanish banks, here you go, a big construction company here, all those property loan, all those issues up 5%, banco popular has made gains. the manager of the central bank was up before european mps in the...
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in just a few months, and he will very likely be succeeded by a normal political leader, maybe even berlusconi coming back. what are the implications of that for structural reform in italy? >> this is certainly a very relevant question, but at the same time, it is as well certainly in the realm of democratic politics, and we respect the democratic prerogatives of the italian people as well as of all other member states. prime minister monti has taken very significant action in order to reinforce structural reforms, for instance the labor market reform is very substantial and will, in time, will in due course help to restore and improve the economic competitiveness of italy. it's very important that italy will continue with its stable fiscal path and at the same time take growth enhancing structural reforms in order to improve the competitiveness of the italian economy, which has been the achilles heel of the country. >> one final question, if we had you back and we were having this conversation let's say in october or november, what do you imagine is going to happen between now and then? >> i
in just a few months, and he will very likely be succeeded by a normal political leader, maybe even berlusconi coming back. what are the implications of that for structural reform in italy? >> this is certainly a very relevant question, but at the same time, it is as well certainly in the realm of democratic politics, and we respect the democratic prerogatives of the italian people as well as of all other member states. prime minister monti has taken very significant action in order to...
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in other words, the likes of silvio berlusconi, when they have the election next spring could well take over and he may steer italy out of the eurozone. and for many of the fathers of the european project that's a disaster and it ain't going to help the american stock market, either. back to you. >>> reaction from rick santelli who is at the cme, rick? >> i really enjoy listening to some of the instruments that simon was talking about and he is hugely right on spreads like 2s to 10s in spain where we still see steepening and flat n flattening is where we see trigger of i'll do whatever it takes emanating from the likes of mario draghi. but as you look at the ten-year rates for spain, italy, you can see that you know back over 7, around 7.25 now on spain. you can see italy getting closer to 6.5. there's a couple of things. first of of all, investors and hedge funds, they're not dumb, okay? they're not going to get trapped in the yield curve trade again. but they're proactively selling what they feel they can get away with selling at this point. due to the disappointment. there's very lit
in other words, the likes of silvio berlusconi, when they have the election next spring could well take over and he may steer italy out of the eurozone. and for many of the fathers of the european project that's a disaster and it ain't going to help the american stock market, either. back to you. >>> reaction from rick santelli who is at the cme, rick? >> i really enjoy listening to some of the instruments that simon was talking about and he is hugely right on spreads like 2s to...
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silvio berlusconi in the house. watch the defense. putin gets the puck. >> oh, that is -- >> he's going to walk in and score one. then in overtime, the shootout. this is putin. this is weak sauce by the goaltender. a little backhander. >> no! >> and putin scores the game-winner. >> no way. [ laughter ] >> it's sort of like golf with donald trump. >> oh, my god. he's got an entire country as just like a prop. >> it's north korea. what's the difference? >> what's the difference? [ laughter ] >> can we show again? that break away again? >> what do you think is going through the goalie's mind right here? >> do i let the puck go through or get a bullet in the side of my head? >> spread the pads and let it through. there you go. congratulations, mr. president. >> oh, my god. >> at least he wore clothes. has he been shirtless yet in public? >> oh, he will be. no question. >> he'll go hunting wolves shirtless today in the arctic. >> yes. siberian tigers running around him. >> of course. >>> look who's here. joe klein, "time" magazine. >> and
silvio berlusconi in the house. watch the defense. putin gets the puck. >> oh, that is -- >> he's going to walk in and score one. then in overtime, the shootout. this is putin. this is weak sauce by the goaltender. a little backhander. >> no! >> and putin scores the game-winner. >> no way. [ laughter ] >> it's sort of like golf with donald trump. >> oh, my god. he's got an entire country as just like a prop. >> it's north korea. what's the...